Prior to the events if Defenders #41 the Orb of Agamotto begins transmitting an image of Ms. Marvel which puts Hulk in a rage, Dr. Strange and Valkyrie are forced to calm him down. Dr. Strange suggests that maybe they should investigate the situation, however they never look into the matter due to the attack on their base by the Emissaries of Evil.

Flashing forward to the present, Carol Danver's psychotherapist Michael Barnett is captured by AIM in order to try and learn Ms. Marvel's weakness. Meanwhile, Ms. Marvel having a precognition that both Michael and the Defenders were in danger, she seeks the Defenders aid.

As it turns out, AIM learns that Ms. Marvel fears an attack from the Hulk, and so they seek to capture the green goliath with their advanced robots. However, the combined efforts of Ms. Marvel and the Defenders foil AIM's plot and Michael is freed and freed from AIM's hypnosis by Clea.